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Many of the Morecambe Bay boats had names suggesting that they were bigger vessels, such as the 'Queen Mary' in the foreground -but she predated the Cunarder.

Whether it be Blackpool, Dunoon, Port Bannatyne, Port Erin or any of a hundred other resorts in the 1890s, holidaymakers had developed a passion for messing about in boats, mainly of the rowing variety

in this view has changed since 1890: the mid 19th-century lock-keeper's cottage was rebuilt by the Thames Conservancy in 1931 and the area to the left has been built up with industrial buildings and boat

Here we see workers arriving by boat at one of the ship-building yards that once dotted the eastern banks; these included the great Millwall Yards, which launched among others Brunel's 'Great Eastern'

The white building to the right is original, built in the 1780s, whilst the land to the left has been excavated to make more room for boats.

The boat under construction here is one of the famed Brixham trawlers.

Here we see a Humber keel boat on the river. In the background is the great parish church of St George built in 1858 to replace an earlier one which had been destroyed by fire five years earlier.

A row of small fishing boats is drawn up on the beach; they were used to gather shrimps and lobsters. A lifeboat station (left background) was at the ready to cope with any rescue missions at sea.

The lake is very popular for boating, and its environs now attract barnacle geese flying up the Ribble estuary. Not far from here was a huge sandhill, across from Lord Ashton's bungalow.

The mooring is free, the meals at the hotel are good, and there is a ferry and a railway by which you can travel to Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth quicker than by boat; no wonder Cantley is popular with

The man in the rowing boat appears to be getting ready to pull the yacht off.

The old road follows the line of the ridge and the beach was once occasionally used to load coal onto boats at high tide from the nearby Trefân Cliff Colliery.

Just near the boating lake is the old bandstand, now with only its base - the upper structure fell into disrepair and was removed.

Here we see the marriage of bathing machines and fishing boats under the imposing gaze of the Grand Hotel.

A short distance downstream from Fell Foot, a young boy watches for fish in the shallow, reed-grown water by the shore, apparently in charge of a large rowing boat.

In this later picture, the 'Teal', a comparatively modern large boat, launched in 1936, approaches the steamer pier at Bowness.

The exception is the young boy perched somewhat precariously upon the small boat; he appears to be wearing sea boots and a fishing smock.

The town's nautical connections are clearly seen is this early 20th-century view of the creek, crowded with sailing barges and boats.

The boats operating from Eype Mouth in the mid 20th century belonged to Charles and William Warren.

A fishing boat is returning to port from Lyme Bay at high tide, manoeuvering along the ship channel between its double piers into the basin (top right).

A wonderful picture which shows Norfolk reeds in all stages of their growth and use: growing in the water, gathered into boats, and bundled and piled up to await transport further afield.

A motorised narrow boat tows its butty along behind – on the open canal, the 'snubber' or towing rope was normally 60 feet long. They are heading south on the Grand Union Canal from Braunston Tunnel.

, below the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its cruck construction – note the large curved timbers in the gable wall – and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome commends the inn in 'Three Men in a Boat

, below the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its cruck construction – note the large curved timbers in the gable wall – and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome commends the inn in 'Three Men in a Boat